Narbonne Flour Mill

Narbonne Flour Mill is a flour mill on Tripoli Street in the Hussein Dey commune in the Algiers province of Algeria. It was founded by Louis-Gonzague Narbonne in 1864.

1. History

The building of the first mill was built in 1862 by Louis-Gonzague Narbonne (1828–1893). Equipped with eight units, the mill could process 350–400 quintals of wheat per day. The mill was built in several phases, up until 1945. After the Algerian War, the mill was nationalised into SN Sempac (Société nationale des semouleries, meuneries, fabriques de pâtes alimentaires et couscous; 'National company of semolina, flour, pasta and couscous factories'). Not long after that, it was restructured into several enterprises within the agricultural industry. In the 21st century, the building has been owned by the People's Municipal Assembly of Hussein Dey. In June, 1941, a fire started in the machine hall, causing injuries and damages to an estimated sum of, at the time, 300,000 francs. In June, 2010, an expert group within the Ministry of housing, urbanism and the city expressed that the building would be demolished. This decision was delayed in 2013, with the realization of the Algiers tramway. In 2021, the demolition of the building was revived. The organization Inventaire citoyen du patrimoine have launched an appeal on their platforms.

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Alger (department)

The Department of Algiers (French: département d'Alger, [depaʁtəmɑ̃ dalʒe], Arabic: عمّالة الجزائر) was a former French department in Algeria. The department of Alger existed between 1848 and 1974. Considered a French province, Algeria was departmentalized on December 9, 1848. The departments created on this date were the civil zone of the three provinces corresponding to the beyliks of the Regency of Algiers recently conquered. Consequently, the city of Algiers was made prefecture of the department bearing its name, then covering the center of Algeria, leaving the Constantine Department to the east and the department of Oran to the west.

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Hussein Dey District

Hussein Dey is a district in Algiers Province, Algeria. It was named after the Ottoman provincial ruler of the Regency of Algiers. He had installed his country house near the beaches of the suburb of Algiers.Located on the seafront, between the Jardin d’essai, Maison Carree Kouba. Hussein Dey had several counties in its periphery: Leveilley, Brossette, Bel Air, Panorama, Côte-Blanche, Côte-Rouge, and Lafarge.

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Zioui Brothers Stadium

Zioui Brothers Stadium (Arabic: ملعب الإخوة زيوي) is a multi-use stadium in Hussein Dey, Algeria. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of NA Hussein Dey. The stadium holds 5,000 people.

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Hussein Dey (commune)

Hussein Dey is a suburb of the city of Algiers in northern Algeria, named after Hussein Dey, the last of the Ottoman provincial rulers of Algiers.

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